Hearings regarding the communist infiltration of the motion picture industry. Hearings before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, first session. Public law 601 (section 121, subsection Q (1947)

COMMUNISM IN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY 339 A circular avertising the School for Writers sponsored by the Hollywood Chapter of the League of American Writers for the 1941-12 term mentioned Dalton Trumbo as a lecturer. The Daily People's World, dated INIarch 31, 1943, in an article entitled "Young Writers Develop Technique in Workshop," stated that Dalton Trumbo participated in the writers conference held during December 1942, under the slogan "The Pen Is a Sword," in which be.^inners, veteran screen writers, novelists, poets, and writers in every medium discussed just how each writer could make his pen a weapon for democracy. The article further stated that the conference was called by the Writers Workshop, which was sponsored by the I^^ague of American Writers. The Screen Writer, the official publication of the Screen Writers Guild, for the month of June I94(i. published an edited transcript of an informal discussion held under the auspices of the Hollywood Writers Mobilization between the noted Russian writer Konstantin Simonov and menil)ers of the Screen Writers Guild. The forum was presided over by Dalton Trumbo. 26. The California Eagle, dated March 7, 1940, listed Dalton Trumbo as one of the sponsors of the American Youth for Democracy, formerly the Young Communist league, dance held in Los Angeles on March 4, 1946, for the lientfit of the United Electrical Workers who were on strike. This is a Communist-controlled union. A pamphlet advertising the "Salute to Young America" program under the auspices of the American Youth for Democracy to be held at the Hotel Hollywood, Hollywood, Calif., on December 1, 1944, listed Dalton Trumbo as a member of the sponsoring committee and Mrs. Trumbo as secretary of the committee. The Daily People's World for December 5, 1944, stated that Trumbo was a speaker at the above meeting. A pamphlet advertising the "Youth Conference"' under sponsorship of the American Youth for Democracy, scheduled for October 21, 1945, at the Los Angeles City College, listed Dalton Trumbo as a sponsor. A printed advertisement announcing a "Welcome Home, Joe" dinner sponsored by the Los Angeles County American Youth for Democracy, scheduled to be held December 16, 1945, listed Dalton Trumbo as one of the dinner committee members. This meeting was avertised to be held at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif. 27. The Daily Worker, dated October 19, 1942, listed Dalton Trumbo as a sponsor of a dinner under the auspices of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee to be held at the Astor Hotel, New York City, on October 27, 1942. This organization has been described above. A pamphlet issued by the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee, dated October 21, 1944, listed Dalton Trumbo as one of the national sponsors of this organization. Letterheads of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee, 192 Lexington Avenue, New^ York City, obtained for the years 1945 and 1946, also listed Dalton Trumbo as a national sponsor of this organization. 28. The Daily Worker, dated September 16, 1944, in an article entitled "Film Front," lists Dalton Truml)0 as being affiliated with the Hollywood Democratic Conmiittee. This organization has been described above. 29. The Daily Worker, dated November 22, 1944, stated that Dalton Trumbo was elected to the board of directors of the Screen Writers Guild. The Screen Writer, official publication of the Screen Writers Guild, in the 1946 issues reflected that Dalton Trumbn was the editor of the Screen Writer. A proposal appeared in the Screen Writer, edited by Dalton Trumbo, July issue, 1946, for an American Authors Authority. According to this report, the authority is to be a marketing monopoly wdiich will copyright and lease to users all writings by American authors. It is to begin with scripts for screen and radio and articles for magazines. By controlling this lucrative field, the authority will be the exclusive agent for America's most successful writers. 30. A letterhead for the People's Educational Center, dated January 11, 1945^ announced the second annual meeting of the People's Educational Center, a Connnunist school at the Shoreham Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif., on Jaimary 21, 1945. The announcement listed Dalton Trumbo as a speaker during the evening session on the subject. Role of the Motion Pictui'e in Shaping the Future. Page 33 of the report of the California State Legislature's Joint Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities, dated 1947, classifies the People's Educational Center as a Communist front. 31. The Daily People's World, dated July 22, 1946, published a photograph of Dalton Trumbo along with an article stating that Trumbo would be "an inaugural